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Kaki King
Photo by Sham Hinchey & Marzia Messina Lo
Overview
Brooklyn-based guitar-iconoclast KAKI KING will be performing in select cities around the northeast in the summer of 2021, in her first live-audiences shows since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Bringing along a few of her finest instruments, Kaki King will play a selection of songs from her 20-plus year career as well as new material from her most recent album, Modern Yesterdays (released on Cantaloupe Music).
DUE TO THE FORECAST FOR RAIN THIS PROGRAM WILL NOW TAKE PLACE INDOORS IN THE JOHN DREW THEATER.
Guests ages 5 and up attending any indoor John Drew Theater program must show proof of full vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test results. Face coverings are required for all patrons over the age of 2 regardless of vaccination status. Scroll down for more info.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PROGRAMS INDOORS IN THE JOHN DREW THEATER
Guests ages 5 and up attending any indoor John Drew Theater program must show proof of full vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test results. Face coverings are required for all patrons over the age of 2 regardless of vaccination status.
In order to attend programs indoors in the John Drew Theater, guests will be responsible for displaying proof of one of the following on arrival:
- Full vaccination, meaning both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine received at least 14 days prior to the day of the program
- A negative test result from a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the day of the program
- A negative test result from a COVID-19 Antigen test taken within six (6) hours of the program’s scheduled start time
- Current New York State Excelsior Pass with proof of vaccine or negative testing/Antigen results. Click HERE to download the free app for seamless entry.
Note: Social distancing will be followed indoors, and seats will be assigned with ample space between each party.
As of 5/27/2021
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Kaki King
Composer and musician Kaki King is considered one of the world’s greatest living guitarists. She is known both for her technical mastery and for her constant quest to push the boundaries of the instrument. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a genre unto herself,” Kaki has released 9 albums and toured extensively at theaters, venues, and festivals world-wide. She has created music for celebrated film and TV soundtracks, including “August Rush” and “Into the Wild”, for which received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score. She has performed with symphonies and chamber ensembles, led educational initiatives, and helmed theater and performance projects such as the acclaimed The Neck is a Bridge to the Body (2014), DATA NOT FOUND (2019), and Modern Yesterday's (2020).
Event Sponsors
Theater Programming supported in part by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Barbara Slifka, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Straus Family Foundation, Brown Harris Stevens, Michael Balmuth, Blythe Danner, Lang Insurance, and funding from The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming and The Melville Straus Family Endowment
John Drew Backyard Theater
Special thanks to Marty and Michele Cohen, Ben Krupinski Builder, Hollander Design, and Groundworks Landscaping
All Musical Programming supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming
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Special thanks to Marty and Michele Cohen, Ben Krupinski Builder, Hollander Design, and Groundworks Landscaping
